Table 2.
Demographic, socio-economic characteristics and nutritional status of the study population
| 19–49 years | 50 years and above | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | |
| Total, n | 12,896 | 7853 | ||
| Age (mean ± SE) | 34.4 ± 0.08 | 62.6 ± 0.1 | ||
| Gender | ||||
| Male | 6935 | 53.8 | 3539 | 45.1 |
| Female | 5961 | 46.2 | 4314 | 54.9 |
| Area of residence | ||||
| Urban | 6907 | 53.6 | 4464 | 56.8 |
| Rural | 5989 | 46.4 | 3389 | 43.2 |
| Wealth quintiles | ||||
| Poorest | 2557 | 20.3 | 1542 | 20.1 |
| Poor | 2653 | 21.1 | 1638 | 21.4 |
| Middle | 2594 | 20.6 | 1552 | 20.3 |
| Rich | 2454 | 19.5 | 1453 | 19.0 |
| Richest | 2308 | 18.4 | 1468 | 19.2 |
| Marital status | ||||
| Single | 4331 | 33.6 | 431 | 5.5 |
| Married | 6728 | 52.2 | 5149 | 65.6 |
| Live-in | 1351 | 10.5 | 327 | 4.2 |
| Widow | 177 | 1.4 | 1776 | 22.6 |
| Separated / divorced | 304 | 2.4 | 167 | 2.1 |
| Educational attainment | ||||
| No grade completed | 196 | 1.5 | 369 | 4.7 |
| Elementary level | 3023 | 23.6 | 3986 | 51.0 |
| High school level | 5324 | 41.5 | 2062 | 26.4 |
| College level | 3386 | 26.4 | 1168 | 14.9 |
| Vocational level | 887 | 6.9 | 226 | 2.9 |
| Others | 17 | 0.1 | 6 | 0.1 |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) | ||||
| ≤ 18.5 (chronic energy deficiency) | 1288 | 10.4 | 1149 | 15.5 |
| 18.5 to 24.99 (normal) | 7652 | 61.8 | 4137 | 56.0 |
| ≥ 25.0 (overweight / obese) | 3432 | 27.7 | 2105 | 28.5 |